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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH

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WHAT A WEEK on the flightline at EAA

AirVenture Oshkosh 2021! From thundering military fighters like the F-16 Viper and E/A-18 Growler; to classic warbirds such as the P-51 Mustang, P-38 Lightning, and Corsair; to a wide variety of aerobatic performers from the Yak-110 to AeroShell Aerobatic Team; to innovative aircraft such as Volocopter and the Opener BlackFly; to world-class fireworks and pyrotechnics, the air shows at AirVenture this summer did not disappoint.

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ONE WEEK WONDER EVENT RETURNS FOR AIRVENTURE 2022

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THANKS TO THE support of Sonex Aircraft, we’re excited

showing what it looks like and feels like to build an aircraft from a kit,” said Charlie Becker, EAA’s director of chapters and homebuilding.

Just as it has in previous years, the One Week Wonder build in 2022 will provide an excellent opportunity to show the world that anyone can build an airplane. Attendees will have the chance to pull a rivet and have their photo taken as a souvenir.

to announce the return of the One Week Wonder for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022. Starting on Sunday, July 24, at 8 a.m., a group of volunteers will build a Sonex Waiex, to be completed and ready to taxi one week later, on Sunday, July 31.

“The One Week Wonder event brings excitement and enthusiasm to others in the community by

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2021 AIRVENTURE AIRCRAFT AWARDS ANNOUNCED HUNDREDS OF GORGEOUS, striking aircraft arrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh each

and every year in hopes of winning a Lindy Award in recognition of their efforts.

Only a handful will come away with any sort of award, and fewer still come away with a coveted Lindy.

Awards are given out across six categories: Homebuilts, Warbirds, Vintage, Ultralights, Seaplanes, and Rotorcraft. Entrants can only be considered for one

category in a given year, and are not eligible for the same or any lower-tier awards if they have won in the past.

Looks are considered in award judging, but the quality of craftsmanship inherent in the aircraft is a crucial factor as well. Careful construction and/or restoration, as well as tireless maintenance, is essential in winning a Lindy.

With all of that said, congratulations to all the 2021 award winners!

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2021 AIRVENTURE AIRCRAFT AWARDS Michael Roach Atlanta, Georgia Steen Skybolt, N369SS David Read Olney, Illinois Thorp T-18, N718DR

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION KITBUILT — SILVER LINDY

Michael Foss Poplar Grove, Illinois Van’s RV-8, N800MF

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION PLANSBUILT — SILVER LINDY

Mike Patey Spanish Fork, Utah Scrappy Cub, N780MM

PAUL POBEREZNY FOUNDER’S AWARD FOR BEST CLASSIC HOMEBUILT

Duayne Muhle Columbus, Nebraska Van’s RV-6, N910TP

ANTIQUE CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAINED AIRCRAFT

WORLD WAR II ERA (1942-1945) RUNNER-UP

WORLD WAR II ERA (1942-1945) CHAMPION — BRONZE LINDY

Mark McGowan Plymouth, Michigan 1940 Taylorcraft BC-65, N24371

Hunter H. Harris Easton, Maryland 1942 Stearman PT-17, N909PT

Frederick Stimson Fort Worth, Texas 1944 Beechcraft D17S Staggerwing, N67716

CUSTOMIZED AIRCRAFT RUNNER-UP

SILVER AGE (1928-1936) RUNNER-UP

Benjamin Redman Faribault, Minnesota 1940 Waco UPF-7, N164

Bernard Harrigan Fontana, Wisconsin 1929 Fleet 2, N431K

BRONZE AGE (1937-1941) CHAMPION — BRONZE LINDY

WORLD WAR II ERA (1942-1945) OUTSTANDING CLOSED-COCKPIT MONOPLANE

WORLD WAR II TRAINER/LIAISON AIRCRAFT CHAMPION — BRONZE LINDY

SILVER AGE (1928-1936) CHAMPION — BRONZE LINDY

Seth Connell Little Rock, Arkansas 1941 Piper J-3C-65, N49901

Grant Van den Heuvel Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 1943 Taylorcraft L-2, N61087

Frederick Hansen Fox Lake, Illinois 1929 Travel Air 4D, NC692H

WORLD WAR II ERA (1942-1945) OPEN-COCKPIT BIPLANE

CUSTOMIZED AIRCRAFT CHAMPION — BRONZE LINDY

ANTIQUE RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION — SILVER LINDY

Jill Manka Lakeland, Florida 1942 Stearman PT-17, NC33NA

Neal Goodfriend Sanger, Texas 1942 Waco VKS-7F, N31674

Roger James New Carlisle, Ohio 1934 Waco YKC, NC14139

TRAVEL AIR 6000 STAN DZIK MEMORIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING DESIGN CONTRIBUTION

Andrew Manilla Park City, Utah Van’s RV-8, N869AM

GRAND CHAMPION KITBUILT — GOLD LINDY

Darwin Barrie Chandler, Arizona Van’s RV-7, N717AZ

GRAND CHAMPION PLANSBUILT — GOLD LINDY

Lowell Manary Montross, Colorado MJ51, N2LM

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ANTIQUE (THROUGH AUGUST 1945)

Dennis Van Gheem De Pere, Wisconsin 1937 Stinson SR-9C, N18410

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2021 AIRVENTURE AIRCRAFT AWARDS ANTIQUE GRAND CHAMPION — GOLD LINDY

OUTSTANDING STINSON — SMALL PLAQUE

CLASS IV (236-PLUS HP) — BRONZE LINDY

Mid America Flight Museum Mount Pleasant, Texas 1929 Travel Air 6000, NC8112

Jeff Thomas Texarkana, Texas 1948 Stinson 108-3, N6717M

Brian Aukes Huxley, Iowa 1953 Beechcraft D18S, NC411J

CLASSIC (SEPTEMBER 1945-1955)

CUSTOM CLASS A (0-85 HP) — SMALL PLAQUE

CHAMPION CUSTOMIZED CLASSIC — BRONZE LINDY

OUTSTANDING AERONCA CHAMP — SMALL PLAQUE

Brandon Abel Henderson, Nevada 1946 Aeronca 7AC, N2307E

David Satina Norton, Ohio 1948 Piper PA-15 Vagabond, N4444H

David Smith Milaca, Minnesota 1950 Cessna 170A, N9775A

GRAND CHAMPION — GOLD LINDY

CUSTOM CLASS D (236-PLUS HP) — SMALL PLAQUE

CONTEMPORARY (1956-1970)

OUTSTANDING BEECH SINGLE-ENGINE — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

BEST CUSTOMIZED RUNNER-UP — LARGE PLAQUE

Michael Turner Suffolk, Virginia 1968 Beechcraft V35A, N7797R

Walt Fanti Greer, South Carolina 1947 Navion F, N512WD

CLASS I (0-85 HP) — BRONZE LINDY

Aeron Fout Melbourne, Florida 1948 Piper PA-17 Vagabond, N17VG

OUTSTANDING CESSNA 150 — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

Lucas Waddell Fort Worth, Texas 1970 Cessna 150K, N6291G

OUTSTANDING CESSNA 170/172/175/177 — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

OUTSTANDING PIPER J-3 — SMALL PLAQUE

David Brown Mansfield, Ohio 1946 Piper J-3C-65 Cub, NC6153H

Ken Morris Poplar Grove, Illinois 1949 Cessna 140A, N3779V

Chauncey Webb Marana, Arizona 1950 Cessna 190, N1401

OUTSTANDING ERCOUPE — SMALL PLAQUE

Steven Westlund Belleville, Illinois 1946 Ercoupe 415, N2996H

Ryan Johnson Dodgeville, Wisconsin 1947 Piper J-3C-65 Cub

Edward Warnock Garden Valley, California 1949 Luscombe 8F, N2183B

OUTSTANDING CESSNA 190/195 — SMALL PLAQUE

Michael Larson Erie, Colorado 1949 Cessna 195A, N9857A

OUTSTANDING MOONEY — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

Daniel Johnson Mount Hope, Kansas 1964 Mooney M20E, N6975U

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION — SILVER LINDY

CUSTOM CLASS C (151-235 HP) — SMALL PLAQUE

OUTSTANDING CESSNA 170 — SMALL PLAQUE

Miles Bowen Brighton, Michigan 1955 Cessna 170B, N3498C

Don Hendrickson Helena, Montana 1970 Citabria 7KCAB, N9064L

CUSTOM CLASS B (86-150 HP) — SMALL PLAQUE

OUTSTANDING BEECH — SMALL PLAQUE

Aaron Leyda Bartlesville, Oklahoma 1948 Beech A35, N505B

James Pyne Streator, Illinois 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

OUTSTANDING CHAMPION — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

CLASS II (86-150 HP) — BRONZE LINDY

Danny Simpson Waunakee, Wisconsin 1955 Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer, N2905P

Glenn Chiappe Lago Vista, Texas 1957 Cessna 172, N8686B

OUTSTANDING PIPER PA-22 TRI-PACER — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

Daniel Fulwiler Algoma, Wisconsin 1958 Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer, N8654D

OUTSTANDING PIPER PA-24 COMANCHE — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

Karl Aber Fairview Park, Ohio 1959 Piper PA-24 Comanche, N6022P

OUTSTANDING PIPER PA-30 TWIN COMANCHE — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

Brett Swartzendruber Hesston, Kansas 1963 Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche, N217HC

OUTSTANDING LIMITED PRODUCTION — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

Zachary Sweetser Orchard Park, New York 1959 Luscombe 8F, N9927C

BEST CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAINED — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

Charles Morris Fort Worth, Texas 1964 Cessna 172E, N5744T

OUTSTANDING PIPER OTHER — SMALL PLAQUE

CLASS III (151-235 HP) — BRONZE LINDY

OUTSTANDING CESSNA 180/182/185/210 — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

MOST UNIQUE — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

Michael Crosta Sugar Grove, Illinois 1953 Piper PA-20 Pacer, N1125C

Scott Crane Poplar Grove, Illinois 1948 Beechcraft 35, N4560V

Blaine Pridgen Arnaudville, Louisiana 1959 Cessna 180, N2660G

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2021 AIRVENTURE AIRCRAFT AWARDS PRESERVATION AWARD — OUTSTANDING IN TYPE

Raymond Cook Spring Grove, Illinois 1959 Piper PA-18 Super Cub, N4273S

CLASS I SINGLE-ENGINE (0-160 HP) — BRONZE LINDY

GRAND CHAMPION CUSTOMIZED — GOLD LINDY

Keith Kocourek Wausau, Wisconsin 1965 de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, N22KK

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JUDGES’ CHOICE: LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT

Douglas F. Kulick Reno, Nevada Piper PA-22-160 Tri-Pacer, N2650A

DIRTY BIRD

Hunter Hamilton Colorado Springs, Colorado Beechcraft C-45/SNB-5, N97001

BEST MILITARY TRANSPORT

Joseph Anderson Phoenix, Arizona Douglas DC-3A, N8336C

PRESERVATION AWARDS

JUDGES’ CHOICE: BRODY EQUIPPED GRASSHOPPER

Paul Wolff Baraboo, Wisconsin 1956 Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer, N4860A

John Schaefer Waterloo, Illinois Cessna O-1A Bird Dog, N413PG

Ric Woldow Morton, Illinois Piper L-4, N50364

CLASS II SINGLE-ENGINE (161-230 HP) — BRONZE LINDY

Pete Bales Janesville, Wisconsin Hughes OH-6A Cayuse, N67PB

JUDGES’ CHOICE: PRIMARY TRAINER

BEST L-BIRD

Richard Smith Austin, Texas Fairchild PT-19A, N48671

Phil Hein Burlington, Wisconsin Stinson L-5G Sentinel, N2584B

Paul Papasavas West Orange, New Jersey 1965 Mooney M20E, N23FH

Lou Feldvary Hardy, Virginia North American T-6D Texan, N757LF

Robbie Wills Conway, Arkansas 1969 Beechcraft E33A, N2939A

DEAN RICHARDSON MEMORIAL AWARD — BRONZE LINDY

Dan Maggart Winchester, Illinois 1968 Cessna 177, N3241T

Blake Bosley Richmond, Texas Cessna L-19 Bird Dog, N60591

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Silver Wrench JUDGES’ CHOICE: T-34

CLASS III SINGLE-ENGINE (231-PLUS HP) — BRONZE LINDY

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Gary Otto/CAF Wisconsin Wing Pewaukee, Wisconsin Beechcraft T-34A Mentor, N5347W

Fred Wright Phoenix, Arizona

BEST B-25 JUDGES’ CHOICE: MILITARY TRANSPORT

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United States Air Force Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, 02-1099

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OUTSTANDING CUSTOMIZED — BRONZE LINDY

William Hollan Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1968 Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer, N8857D

OUTSTANDING MULTIENGINE — BRONZE LINDY

Shannon Hankins Tulsa, Oklahoma 1966 Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche, N8063Y

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION CUSTOMIZED — SILVER LINDY

Raymond Cook Sprung Grove, Illinois 1968 Piper PA-18 Super Cub, N4342Z

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James and Pat Harker Forest Lake, Minnesota

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Mike Reirdon El Cajon, California Beechcraft A-45 Mentor, N4982N

KEEP ‘EM FLYING AWARD — LARGE PLAQUE

Jimmy Hayes Sarasota, Florida Aero Vodochody L-39X Albatros, N395MK Silver Wrench

Code One Aviation Rockford, Illinois

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Blackwell Aviation Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

KEEP ‘EM FLYING AWARD — LARGE PLAQUE

BEST T-6/SNJ

Joe Roetering Naples, Florida Beechcraft T-34B Mentor, N434JR

Daniel Van Buskirk Bismark, North Dakota North American T-6 Texan, N72176

OUTSTANDING METAL — PLAQUE

Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Granite Falls, Minnesota Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, N9265A

Matthew Hermann Muskoka, Ontario, Canada C-FIPT Cessna 182

Gold Wrench

Fighter Rebuilders Chino, California

OUTSTANDING FABRIC — PLAQUE

ROTORCRAFT

Gordon Gilchrist Cedar Springs, Michigan CubCrafters EX-3, N30PG

HELICOPTER — BRONZE LINDY

Mike Gautsch Onalaska, Wisconsin Rotorway 162F

Springer Aeronautics Toronto, Ontario, Canada

PHOENIX AWARD

HELICOPTER — SILVER LINDY

BEST FIGHTER

Steve Miller Naperville, Illinois Lockheed Airtrooper, N100GR

Dave Storey Finger, Tennessee CFX Mosquito XET – Turbine, N72SX

Silver Wrench

Hannu Halminen Orono, Ontario, Canada North American P-51 Mustang, N951HB Silver Wrench

Gold Wrench

George Robertson Jim Fernandez Sorrell Brothers

Glenn Wegman Fighter Enterprises Indiantown, Florida American Honor Foundation Ocala, Florida North American F-86 Sabre, N386BB

Robert Stoney Mercer Island, Washington Cessna O-1E Bird Dog, N4848M

Gold Wrench

RETURNING GRAND CHAMPION — LARGE PLAQUE

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: WORLD WAR II

Keith Brunquist Wasilla, Alaska Boeing YL-15 Scout, N477OC

American Honor Foundation Ocala, Florida

Jordan Deters/CAF Minnesota Wing Hermantown, Minnesota Vultee BT-13A Valiant, N52411 Gold Wrench

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Michael Messex Harvest, Alabama Mosquito XE 290, N753MX

Van Pray Montgomery City, Missouri Cessna 206T

OUTSTANDING HOMEBUILT — PLAQUE

Michael Eiras Austin, Texas SeaRey, N17TS

JUDGES’ CHOICE

Alex Vickroy and Jesse Starkson Ashland, Wisconsin Beech 18, N33JP

GYROPLANE — GOLD LINDY

Heath Lowery Rapid City, South Dakota Heath Lowery Autogyro, N500WL

ULTRALIGHTS & LSA ULTRALIGHT HONORABLE MENTION

Lee Fischer Larson, Wisconsin Skonkwerks – First Flight Flyer

KEEP ‘EM FLYING AWARD — LARGE PLAQUE

Dan Blackwell Irwin, Pennsylvania Beechcraft T-34A Mentor, N557DB

OUTSTANDING AMPHIBIAN — PLAQUE

HELICOPTER — GOLD LINDY

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: POST-WORLD WAR II RETURNING BEST OF CLASS — LARGE PLAQUE

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GRAND CHAMPION: WORLD WAR II

Blackwell Aviation Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

Silver Wrench

Edwardsburg, Michigan Fisher – Dakota Hawk

BRONZE LINDY

Cliff Maine Grand Rapids, Michigan Lake Renegade, N704RC

SILVER LINDY

Keith Kocourek Wausau, Wisconsin de Havilland DCH-2 Beaver, N22KK

GOLD LINDY GRAND CHAMPION: POST-WORLD WAR II

James and Pat Harker Forest Lake, Minnesota

GRAND CHAMPION LIGHT SPORT

Paul Ditsler

Doug DeVries Everett, Washington Grumman G-21G Turbine Goose, N642

OSHKOSH MOMENTS

The Night at the Museum

BY ABBY OLENICZAK

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

WITH WINDS PICKING up to 90 mph gusts

and pilots tightening airplane straps in the stillness of the airport, campers at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 sought shelter at the EAA AirVenture Museum Wednesday night.

At about 10 p.m., EAA security announced over the PA system that the museum was open for those who wanted to seek shelter, with buses running from Camp Scholler to the museum.

For about an hour, hundreds of campers flooded in, carrying blankets and pillows, as they exited the buses. As soon as each group stepped foot into the bustling museum, EAA’s Director of Museum and Education Ron Connolly briefed the guests, explaining the safety plan and reassuring people this was the safest place to be.

Campers were told the museum was open to walk through, or that they could find a place to sleep or watch the Olympics, which was playing in both theaters.

At about 11:15 p.m., tornado sirens went off and campers were told over the museum intercom to move to the PHOTO BY KEVIN OLENICZAK

basement level of the museum as a precaution. Families were sleeping and playing games. Some had their pet dogs with them, and most importantly, everyone felt safe.

Police and security were on alert and there to comfort campers. Around 1 a.m., most campers left the museum on the buses back to their campsites.

Greg Adaire, his wife, Kristen, and their daughter, Amelia, were some of the grateful campers who appreciated EAA’s staff and action plan in this emergency.

“They opened the museum, which was fantastic,” Greg said.

Before the weather escalated, the family carried on with their evening making dinner and charging electronics at the bathroom, and then staked their tent down after looking at the radar.

Thankfully, there was room at their campsite for the family to move their tent so they could avoid the muddy wet spot they were in.

As soon as they heard the announcement in the campground that the museum was open for campers wanting shelter, the family acted. Greg said: “It’s great it was open. In the lower level (of the museum), you didn’t even know it was storming!”

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NEWS & INFO

FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson Discusses Flight Training at AirVenture FAA ADMINISTRATOR STEPHEN Dickson discussed

numerous topics, including flight training, during the Meet the Administrator forum on Thursday morning at Theater in the Woods during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021.

With the recent developments and controversy surrounding the issue of flight training in experimental, primary, and limited category aircraft, Dickson addressed the topic early on during his opening remarks.

“It’s been a source of frustration for many of you, and it’s been a source of frustration for me as well,” Dickson said. “This letter of deviation authority situation has been on my mind, and I’m not any happier about this situation than any of you are. The good news though, like many challenges in aviation, is we have found a way to work together to get through it very quickly and efficiently. … It’s not the first thing I wanted to have to talk about at my first AirVenture [as FAA administrator].”

Dickson went on to say that he expects the current situation, which requires owners of experimental aircraft to acquire a LODA to train in their aircraft, to be resolved through rulemaking.

“The bottom line is that we’ve got a rule on this topic that does not say what we want it to say. We had guidance out there for the agency and our inspectors that was incorrect,” Dickson said. “This is a very narrow issue, and I just want to assure everyone that this is not going to pollute other issues you may be concerned about. … We do need to rewrite the rule so it says what we want it to say. The problem is this rulemaking process takes a lot of time. We needed a solution in the near-term. That was to set up an expedited way for owners or instructors to receive a letter of deviation authority so they could operate in compliance with the regulation. … I told my people that if we had to do this, we needed to make it as painless as possible. The

LODA allows owners to obtain the flight training that we all know is in the interest of safety.”

That in mind, he pointed out that this isn’t something the FAA is looking to bust people on.

“Our inspectors are not going to be out there conducting active surveillance on this,” he said.

“We’re not going to be out there looking for issues. … We’ve already initiated the rulemaking and we’re off on our way so we make sure we get the situation figured out.”

Dickson also spoke about his excitement for the innovation that ’s showcased at AirVenture, the progress made on the modernization of special airworthiness certificates (MOSAIC), and the improvement of general aviation safety, among others.

“We’re evolving to keep pace with technology while maintaining safety in the light-aircraft sector,” Dickson said of MOSAIC. “I appreciate the collaboration with EAA and [EAA CEO and Chairman] Jack [Pelton]’s leadership and the work of his team and other groups to get all this done. MOSAIC is hugely important to us, and I know it’s important to many of you. … There’s been some great dialogue this week and some shared commitment to moving it forward. Our goal is to publish the final rule by September of 2023. This is after years of work. We anticipate significant improvements and expansions in the lightsport sector for fully manufactured aircraft and for kit aircraft. For example, light-sport aircraft would be able to have four seats and would be able to account for electric propulsion as well.”

The 2021 FAA General Aviation Award winners were also honored on Thursday during the Meet the Administrator forum. Ron Timmermans was named the CFI of the Year, M i k e D u n k l e y w a s n a m e d Av i a t i o n Technician of the Year, and Adam Magee was named the FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year.

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TYING THE KNOT TWICE ON THE TRI-MOTOR

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

HOLLY BALDWIN SCHEIBNER said her husband, James, isn’t

the most romantic guy. So that made the surprise even more unbelievable.

After more than 18 months of planning and without his wife’s knowledge, James successfully got Holly on the Ford Tri-Motor with family and friends, and she learned she was about to renew their wedding vows as they celebrate 25 years. The two were married on the Tri-Motor in 1996 by then EAA Chaplain Ed Riddick, who again officiated the latest ceremony.

“I was so surprised,” Holly said. “He usually doesn’t do this type of thing. But it was so great, and very much out of his character.”

The Hillsdale, Michigan, couple were married on August 1, the first day of the 1996 convention.

James said he kept the secret to himself for quite a while. But when he was certain the plan would go

through, he started telling family and friends. Both said they were surprised that no one spilled the beans to Holly.

James said he first brought Holly to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 28 years ago when they were dating, and they camped in the North 40. “When she didn’t want to leave after Day 3, I knew I had the one,” he said. He said they learned they had a lot of similar interests during that first fly-in convention, and today both are pilots.

After the Tri-Motor flight, the newly rewedded couple took a ride throughout the AirVenture grounds in a car adorned with tin cans and a sign that read, “Just Married Again in the Tri-Motor.

25 Years.”

On Tuesday night, they had the wedding reception they didn’t have 25 years ago, held at their campsite in the North 40. “We eloped the first time, so there was no reception,” James said. This time, they were celebrating with friends from Michigan, their family, including children Joseph and Hanna, and all their Oshkosh friends.

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Holly and James kiss after renewing their wedding vows on the Ford Tri-Motor.

They will be married 25 years on August 1.

Holly said she couldn’t have asked for a better anniversary. “I love surprises, aviation, and coming here … It was so fun.”

James said he couldn’t thank enough all of the EAA staff and volunteers who made their wedding and anniversary so special.

“When I called with this crazy idea 25 years ago, they just ran with it and made it something special,” he said.

“Fast-forward 25 years and it was the same thing. Everyone stepped up and made it a great experience.”

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HELLCAT ACE TOLD HIS STORY AT AIRVENTURE

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DONALD MCPHERSON CAME to EAA

AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 to get with a special friend from the past. Parked on Warbird Alley is a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat restored exactly like the one Don flew in combat against Japan in 1945.

The Hellcat carries the same markings as the one Don and several other pilots rode to victory in World War II. The fighter is part of the Fagen Fighter Museum in Granite Falls, Minnesota.

Evan Fagen worked with Steven H i n t o n a n d a c r e w i n C h i n o, California, to breathe life into this Hellcat after it had been ground bound for 40 years.

When Evan Fagen first chose these markings for the museum’s Hellcat, he did not know pilot Don McPherson lived in a small Nebraska farm town. Evan made his acquaintance and began a friendship that was evident as the two talked about the Hellcat at a Friday Warbirds in Review session.

Steven Hinton told the crowd more than 12,000 Hellcats were built, and the fresh restoration at AirVenture makes the total number of Hellcats currently flying six aircraft. Steven and Evan felt compelled to get this Hellcat refurbished in Don’s markings and fly it to Nebraska to share the results with him. “Seldom do you have a chance to restore an airplane for a veteran,” Steven said.

The Hellcat was missing some components. Its fuel system was dried and cracked and needed rework.

Hinton told the audience, “The Hellcat is an easy airplane to fly.”

Employing varying degrees of combat maneuvering flaps, “It can turn exceptionally tight,” he added.

Don’s first fight was an airfield strike on Kyushu, during which he fired rockets and machine guns at a Mitsubishi Betty twin-engine bomber on the ground and watched it explode. In the abrupt pull-up the new combat pilot made low to the ground, the engine of his Hellcat quit. He restarted it with a seatbackslamming jolt, he recalled. Upon landing, Don’s airplane captain greeted the returning warrior and told him, “There’s a hole about a foot behind your back.”

Don’s first combat saw him give, and receive, damage.

Another sortie found Don and his shipmates facing Japanese Val dive bombers, probably aloft to avoid being caught on the ground during a bombing raid. Two succumbed to the guns of his F6F. A special mission to fly combat air patrol (CAP) for American radar picket destroyers north of Okinawa became an aerial melee when the Hellcats arrived as hundreds of kamikaze aircraft were attacking the picket ships. He saw two floatplanes boring deliberately for a destroyer. Overshooting one of the enemy kamikaze planes, Don downed the other. In the ensuing fight, he claimed two more victories. McPherson was an ace, listing five aerial victories.

After the war, promotion for ensigns was slow in coming, so Don returned to the family farm in Nebraska, also conducting rural mail delivery for the post office.

Hellcat ace Don McPherson received a standing ovation as he walked onto the Warbirds In Review ramp.

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Four generations of the Grantonic family are camping and attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. They include, from left, Johnathon, Marc, P.J., Paul, and Rich.

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Family, Friends, and Flying Four generations celebrate AirVenture

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

FOR THE GRANTONIC family, attending EAA AirVenture

Oshkosh is like attending a family reunion on steroids.

Not only do they have four generations attending and camping in Camp Scholler at this year’s fly-in convention, but they also have the “family” of friends they’ve met throughout the years.

The family tradition actually started when George Grantonic took his son Rich to the EAA convention in 1975. But this year, Rich, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, is here with his son Paul, grandchildren P.J. and Marc, and great-grandchild, Johnathon, 13, all from Wintersville, Ohio. The group of five also attended AirVenture 2019.

Getting that many generations of the family together isn’t always easy, but it can be done with lots of planning, they said.

Thankfully, Paul is a planner, especially when it comes to meals. But he’s also getting a reputation in Camp Scholler as top chef. His specialty is breakfast, the group agreed.

“The key to breakfast is butter,” Paul said. He’s up by 5:30 a.m. to start cooking, and the menu generally includes coffee, juice, bloody marys, potatoes with onions and peppers, eggs, bacon, sausage, and toast

with homemade jelly and jams. And he typically makes a few pancakes each morning, too.

There are always five at breakfast, but the smell has been known to bring the neighbors over, too. “Once they hear the potatoes hit the hot grill, you start to hear tent zippers start opening,” Paul said.

Rich said he’s the only pilot in the family — so far.

But the group has always had an interest in aviation.

And while they always enjoy camping no matter where they are, there is no better place to camp than at Oshkosh, they agreed.

“We love coming here,” Rich said. “It’s more of a family reunion. I look forward to camping here and meeting new friends, seeing old friends, and honoring those lost.” He said he regularly calls some friends who are not healthy enough to make the trek to Oshkosh anymore. “But this is really a salute to my dad, and I’m thankful that we can continue it and be together. It will always hold a special place in my heart.”

Johnathon agreed, and said they’ve already met new people this year who have already become part of their extended family. “I like being here with the planes and people,” he said. “Just yesterday we met a guy named Paul and now he’s our friend, like family.”

An average day for the group is eating breakfast and then heading to the flightline to explore, before coming back for lunch. They like to visit “extended relatives” for a bit, and head back for the air show. At night, they

“ONCE THEY HEAR THE POTATOES HIT THE HOT GRILL, YOU START TO HEAR TENT ZIPPERS START OPENING.” PAUL GRANTONIC

may go to a Theater in the Woods program, visit Ultralights, or just sit around camp, many times with friends.

But it’s also the family traditions they create that make Oshkosh so special. For instance, they like to make airplane ribs together and each have a collection at home. P.J. said that this year, they added a new tradition: volunteering.

While in the past and this year they have always helped their camper neighbors — for instance, P.J. helped set up four tents this year — this year they started helping out at Operation Thirst, too, as a family.

“I’m pretty sure EAA wouldn’t survive without volunteers,” said Marc. “It’s just too enormous.”

But if there is anything that they are certain about, it is that they will be back for more fun with their biological and extended families. After all, there is nothing like a good family reunion.

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ASIAN AVIATRIX ACHIEVES FLYING DREAM, PLANS EARTHROUNDER FLIGHT

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“I am a dreamer; you just have to go all the way,” Anh-Thu Nguyen said. And that’s what she hopes to do as she plans the first solo, around-the-world flight as a female Asian pilot.

Soaring airplanes zipping through the sky fascinated Anh-Thu as a young girl and inspired her dream to become a pilot. She was born in Vietnam and lived a simple life with no electricity and no water. At age 12 she immigrated to the United States.

Anh-Thu wanted deeply to pursue her interest in aviation and hoped to join the Air Force at 16. But her dad did not approve, and at 18, she made the choice to start taking flying lessons anyway.

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Anh-Thu did not earn her pilot certificate in college, but she never gave up or lost focus on her goal of being a pilot.

Immediately after college, AnhThu was offered a job at Boeing. Only three months later, she earned her private pilot certificate. It took her seven

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years from the day she took her first lesson to the day she passed her checkride. Eventually she completed her CFI certificate and began working as an instructor.

Anh-Thu said her next endeavor is to fly solo around the world in May 2022 in her Lancair IV-P. She said her goal is to increase and heighten an interest in aviation for girls and women. Through her organization, she hopes to connect with flight instructors around the world who are willing to give students discounted flight instruction. Anh-Thu plans to take off in Miami, Florida, and continue her journey through Indiana, Ve r m o n t , C a n a d a , G r e e n l a n d , Iceland, Europe, Asia, and then land back in Miami.

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Lowell and Dee Manary’s Sperocco homebuilt includes a special engine installation using a Lycoming powerplant from a Piper Aztec.

Lowell and Dee Manary flew to Oshkosh in their custom homebuilt Sperocco.

Homebuilt Sperocco Starts With a Good Plan and Makes It Better STORY AND PHOTOS BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

IT IS GRAY and subdued, an understated

exterior for a smooth custom homebuilt firmly rooted in the plans of the legendary Marcel Jurca. But the Sperocco that visited EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 reveals a number of structural and aerodynamic touches applied by owner/builder Lowell Manary, EAA Lifetime 52692.

The Sperocco is all wood, save for aluminum wheel wells and compound curve fairings made with composites, Lowell said. After researching aerodynamics, he chose the Riblett airfoil for his airplane.

The basis for Lowell’s efforts is the Jurca Sirocco design. Lowell said it is a

Special Sirocco, or simply the Sperocco.

Lowell had earlier completed a Jurca MJ-5 Sirocco and enjoyed the project and the flying.

Jurca’s original Sperocco plans did not address a six-cylinder engine as large as Lowell wanted for his customized project, so he negotiated with Marcel Jurca to make design changes that would beef up the fuselage to meet Lowell’s desires. The fuselage is stressed to accommodate engines up to 350 hp. The spar design was widened by 40 millimeters.

A manufacturing engineer by trade, Lowell said he knows how to “look stuff up” to inform his choices on the Sperocco. He read the books of German aerodynamicist Dr. Sighard F. Hoerner as the Sperocco’s important aerodynamic details were taking shape.

A close look at the trailing edges of the aircraft’s control surfaces shows a deliberate effort to square the edges instead of tapering or rounding them.

Lowell said this increases the amount of effective control area while reducing drag caused by turbulence at the edge of many control surfaces.

Early construction of this special Sperocco began in Connecticut.

Lowell and his wife, Dee, retired and moved to Colorado with the unfini s h e d a i r p l a n e p r o j e c t . Wo r k progressed on the engine of choice — a Lycoming O -540 parallel-valve engine obtained from a Piper Aztec.

First flight of the Sperocco came on July 6, 2019. It has 125 hours on it at the time of AirVenture 2021. Lowell likes to describe its characteristics. He said it is super light on the controls. “It

cruises 200-plus over the ground at 10 gallons per hour,” he added — and that’s in miles per hour. His Sperocco stalls at 60 mph, and Lowell has established an approach speed of 80. “It’s got a docile stall that makes the Cessna 150 a wild stall,” Lowell said. For a noflap landing, he adds 10 mph to the stall and approach speeds.

The Sperocco celebrated another first upon landing at Oshkosh. “This is the lowest altitude it’s ever been.” Home field elevation in Colorado is 5,190 feet; Oshkosh sits at 808 feet unless it is even lower this week from the weight of all the airplanes on the ground, as one wag has suggested.

(With special thanks to Alan Collins [EAA Lifetime 1175453] who provided details of the Sperocco’s performance and construction.)

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Security Puts Smiles on Faces at OSH21 Singing, dancing, and silly hats abound

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AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

HAPPY.”

WHILE WORKING SECURITY and directing pedestrians

and vehicles may not seem like the most exciting job on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 grounds, don’t tell that to Jake Grainger and Karl Kessler.

They do what they can to put smiles on AirVenture visitors’ faces. In Jake’s case, it’s with hats. For Karl, it’s with dance.

Sporting a green, furry hat on Thursday, Jake has been working AirVenture security for 11 years, and he said it is the people here that bring him back each year.

“It’s a bunch of people who come together to enjoy something,” he said. “They don’t even have to enjoy airplanes. Maybe it’s watching the air show or just the atmosphere. Everything is so family oriented.”

Jake, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, said he started trying to make people smile by wearing shoes that were spray-painted fluorescent red, yellow, and metallic blue.

“I hate white shoes, and one time [EAA founder] Paul Poberezny stopped by in Red One to talk about shoes with me. He said he had a pair of Converse that were basically kept together with duct tape.”

Those fluorescent shoes were destroyed during Sploshkosh, the year that excessive rains caused many parts of the AirVenture grounds to be under water. So in 2012, he changed from “interesting” shoes to hats.

The green, furry one he wore Thursday was actually the first hat he started with. “It’s hot,” he admitted, “but I’ve worn this in 100-degree weather.”

On Wednesday, he wore a Shrek hat. Other hats he’s showcased in past years include a long stocking Santa hat (for Christmas in July), a cowboy hat, a train conductor hat, a fedora, and a multicolored umbrella hat straight out of the ‘80s. He said he bought a new hat for the 2021 fly-in convention, but he wouldn’t tip his hat about what it looked like.

Jake said he wears fun hats for the patrons; it’s something that puts a smile on their faces and keeps them coming back each year. You can find him daily between 6:15 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. located just inside Gate 33.

KARL KESSLER

PHOTOS BY ANDREW ZABACK

“IT’S A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO COME TOGETHER TO ENJOY SOMETHING.” JAKE GRAINGER

Karl, of Menasha, Wisconsin, is back for a second year of working AirVenture security. An elementary school music teacher, he says music is a big part of his life.

“I constantly have songs in my head, and I’ve never been able to stand still,” he said. “I try to live life with passion. I’m enjoying life, and passionate about being happy.”

You can find Karl dancing each day of AirVenture from 6:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Gate PK near the bus terminal.

“I love theater, specifically musicals, so I like dancing, singing, acting, anything outdoors,” he said. Plus, dancing is a lot healthier than just standing around.

“Yesterday, I got 32,000 steps on my Fitbit,” said the Savannah, Georgia, native. And by 10:15 a.m. Thursday, he was already up to 18,000 steps.

His dance moves have also inspired a lot of comments.

“People want to know what’s on my song list, if I’m wearing earbuds … or what I’m smoking,” he said, laughing. “It’s just that life is so beautiful and precious that I don’t want to waste a second. And I do like making people smile.”

NEWS & INFO

CREW DOG’S NEW TRICKS Crew Dog Electronics is making its third appearance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. It is offering its flagship portable, open-source ADS-B In receivers for $200 at event-only pricing.

It recently launched a fully assembled PiAware receiver that allows users to detect aircraft from the comfort of their living room and feed this information to the FlightAware network. It comes fully assembled with the newest PiAware 5.0 software, power cord, adapter, and instructions for $175. Demonstrations are available at Crew Dog’s booth, 3112, in Exhibit Hangar C. Crew Dog Electronics is a 100-percent veteran-owned and -operated business.

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A RAY SCHOLAR’S AVIATION JOURNEY

BY ERIN HENZE

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD JAYDEN CHOW didn’t come from

an aviation family. This didn’t stop him, however, from pursing his passions. Jayden, EAA 1293557, was first introduced to EAA by his dad’s coworker.

“The Young Eagles coordinator at the time told me about the RV-12 build, and I went to check it out,” Jayden said.

This RV-12 build was being done by EAA Chapter 20 in San Carlos, California. Jayden quickly became involved at Chapter 20. Not only did he help with the build, but also he started studying to get his private pilot certificate. Along the way, Jayden was awarded the Ray Aviation Scholarship. He also quickly learned about the “world’s greatest air show” in Oshkosh.

“When I first heard about Oshkosh, I said I want to get my PPL and then fly in the year of,” Jayden said. “That happened.”

In May of this year, Jayden was able to earn his private in the very RV-12 he helped build, and indeed flew it into Oshkosh. Flying into the Wittman Regional Airport during AirVenture is not an easy feat, especially for a 17-year-old who just got his certificate two months prior. He flew in with Thomas Carlson, secretary of Chapter 20, along with other members of their chapter.

Now that he has accomplished this aviation goal, Jayden is looking forward to the future.

“I definitely want to go for my commercial [and] ATP, probably go work for the airlines,” Jayden said.

Jayden isn’t just thinking career-wise for the future; he’s also excited to give back to the aviation community.

“I was talking to the Ray Aviation Scholarship coordinator, and he said I could [fly] Young Eagles as long as I get a letter of recommendation from someone in the chapter or my flight instructor,” Jayden said. “I’m definitely going to be doing that … when I get home.”

“WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT OSHKOSH, I SAID I WANT TO GET MY PPL AND THEN FLY IN THE YEAR OF. THAT HAPPENED.” JAYDEN CHOW

OSHKOSH MOMENTS

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

Beloved World War II Ace Zooms in for Warbird Review Session STORY AND PHOTOS BY FREDERICK A. JOHNSEN

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

Bud Anderson has legions of friends and fans at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021. Hundreds of them came to hear Anderson talk about his exploits in various P-51 Mustang fighters during World War II over Europe. When it was announced that Col. Anderson would not be traveling from California to Oshkosh this year, any momentary disappointment the crowd felt was buoyed by word that he would appear via Zoom call. Everybody kept their seats. At that moment, the respect Bud Anderson has earned was palpable in the Warbirds in Review area.

Bud Anderson was joined by Warbirds in Review founder Connie Bowlin and P-51 owners and pilots Jim Hagedorn, Jack Roush, and Ray Fowler, who shared the ramp with three P-51 Mustangs painted in markings pertinent to Anderson’s history. Connie

assured the audience that Bud is in good health, but his family in California is being “very, very careful” about traveling now.

After discussing what it’s like to be a steward of a restored Mustang, the panel and the audience turned to the Jumbotron as Bud joined in the discussion. Bud said he did not gain his first aerial victory as soon as some of his squadron contemporaries. “I’m kinda wondering if I’m cut out for this,” he told the audience.

Once, on the long return flight from Berlin, Bud caught sight of a straggler B-17. “He has a couple engines smoking bad,” Anderson told his long-distance audience. So Bud and about a half-dozen other Mustang pilots nosed down to give the friendly bomber escort to the coast. Without seeing the arriving American fighters, three German Messerschmitt Bf 109s rolled in to attack the B-17. “We cut ’em off at the pass,” Bud said. “I started to get into a turning dogfight with one of the 109s.” Because Bud had dropped to a lower altitude to help the B-17, he and the adversarial Bf 109 were at a lower altitude that

improved the Messerschmitt’s handling qualities, making it a closer match to the vaunted Mustang, he explained.

Rat-racing in a circle, neither fighter could achieve a shot at the other. Bud decided to pull even tighter and lead the German fighter more. He fired a burst of .50-caliber machine gunfire into space, hoping his calculated lead would pay off.

Smoke issued from the Messerschmitt. “It’s a gray smoke,” Bud explained, indicating the German fighter’s liquid cooling system was hit. The enemy pilot bailed out.

The appearance of another Mustang near Bud’s aircraft gave Anderson pause — had the other pilot made the victory shot? None of Bud’s compatriots saw the fight, and nobody could confirm the victory. Back on the ground, the pilots typically streamed into the officers club. On his way, Bud pondered how he would approach the other pilot he saw near the Messerschmitt action. No need to worry.

Upon seeing Bud enter the room the other aviator animatedly congratulated Anderson, saying, “It was the greatest shot I ever saw!” Bud told his rapt AirVenture audience: “I rushed to the phone and claimed my first kill.”

UPON SEEING BUD ENTER THE ROOM THE OTHER AVIATOR ANIMATEDLY CONGRATULATED ANDERSON, SAYING, “IT WAS THE GREATEST SHOT I EVER SAW!” BUD TOLD HIS RAPT AIRVENTURE AUDIENCE: “I RUSHED TO THE PHONE AND CLAIMED MY FIRST KILL.”

Bud spoke well of his crew chiefs. He picked his first one while they were still in stateside training.

His ground crew did what they could to keep his Mustang in top flying condition. When Bud noticed that camouflaged P-51s like his stood out against the snowy ground over Europe in the winter of 1944, but newer silver Mustangs were harder to see, he mentioned to his crew chief that he would like to have the paint stripped. Bud figured that would happen the next time his P-51 was in for maintenance.

The next morning, Bud told the audience, he surmounted a revetment in time to see his ground crew standing at a semblance of attention beside a freshly stripped aluminum fighter — a Herculean effort in a short time. “That was the way they could make their contribution to the war effort,” Bud explained.

“I can’t say enough about the crew chiefs of the world,” Bud added. “Pat them on the back!”

And then it was time to close Bud’s Zoom participation. His smiling visage on the Jumbotron reflected the goodwill of the audience at AirVenture.

Clarence “Bud” Anderson achieved 16-and-1/4 aerial victories during World War II, including a shared enemy bomber with three other P-51 pilots. Today he is the leading living American ace.

The other panelists at AirVenture discussed their relationships with the P-51 Mustang. When owner Jack Roush considered selling a precious P-51 to fighter pilot Jim Hagedorn, Hagedorn said Roush interviewed him, telling Jim he would be a steward of the fighter.

Hagedorn worked his way through other taildragger aircraft, culminating in dual time with Stallion 51 before taking on his own P-51.

Jim called the Mustang “the most honest airplane ever,” while noting “the Mustang will bite you if you let it.” Jack Roush, with more than 1,100 flight hours in the P-51, recalled how important it was for

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him to get Mustang wisdom from flyers like Connie and Ed Bowlin “to protect the airplane from you and protect you from yourself.” Ray Fowler talked about flying formation with younger Mustang pilots. The fraternity of warbird pilots is a grooming place for those who will steward these valuable and iconic fighters into the future.

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Keeping a Tradition Alive

BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

THEY CAME BY airplane, RV, and motorcycle. But there

was never doubt they would come.

About 40 family and friends from Monterrey, Mexico, arrived on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 grounds before the start of the annual fly-in convention last Friday. The group, give or take a few each year, has been coming to Oshkosh for up to 16 years.

The patriarch of the group is Armando Gonzalez, EAA 842356. He’s the one who started the Oshkosh tradition.

“I flew in my own plane, I flew on an airline, and I drove a motor home for the last seven years,” he said. He was the first to start parking outside the gate by the Super 8, and his RV, which is home this week to him, his wife, and their grandchildren, has become the gathering spot for their group, some of whom camp under their airplanes in the North 40 or stay in the hotel.

Armando said he has been flying for 42 years, and is in the aircraft business in Monterrey, where he refurbishes, paints, buys, and sells airplanes. It is his “fault” that most of the others are now pilots, said his nephew, Jorge Gamez, EAA 41000153.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JORGE GAMEZ

With travel restrictions caused by the pandemic, this year was a little more challenging for some in the group to arrive. Some are U.S. citizens, but not all. The ones who flew had to test negative for COVID-19 regardless of vaccination status before crossing the border, Jorge said. But those who were driving couldn’t legally cross the border if they weren’t U.S. citizens due to COVID precautions. So one member of the group trailered the BMW motorcycles across the border while the rest flew in, and then once on U.S. soil, drove their motorcycles to Oshkosh.

This year’s gathering is special for the group because they’re dedicating it to Armando’s son, Armando Gonzalez Abella, who died three months ago in an airplane crash. The group made shirts to remember Armando, complete with a logo showing a silhouette of him with his airplane. They also purchased two bricks by the Brown Arch as a tribute.

Jorge said the trip to Oshkosh has been healing.

“After something like this happens, you realize you need to respect aircraft. Aviation is much bigger than something bad happening.”

Armando said the group doesn’t have any AirVenture traditions except to gather and have a good time. They usually all stay the full week, but this year most who came in airplanes left Wednesday due to the weather forecast.

Armando said he likes to attend AirVenture to see the new products, airplanes, and avionics, as well as

“AFTER SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, YOU REALIZE YOU NEED TO RESPECT AIRCRAFT. AVIATION IS MUCH BIGGER THAN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENING.” JORGE GAMEZ

the warbirds. “Plus it’s a pleasure to sit here and see the takeoffs and landings,” he said.

“It’s also nice for us since most of us own planes and we can get good deals on parts in Oshkosh,” Jorge said.

Their friend Adrián Barrera, also of Monterrey, Mexico, said he had never been to an air show before, and he was very impressed with the Oshkosh show and especially the jets.

For Jorge, one of his favorite parts of AirVenture is camping under the wing of their airplane. “It’s such a great experience,” he said. “I really enjoy getting to know the neighbors and sharing stories of flying.”

While there is much uncertainty again, with cases of COVID-19 rising due to the Delta variant, they said one thing is certain: They will be back next year. “Absolutely.”

A group of aviation fans from Monterrey, Mexico, arrived at AirVenture 2021 via airplane, RV, and motorcycle. Here to honor the AirVenture tradition and the memory of Armando Gonzalez Abella, the group numbered about 40 family members and friends.

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AROUND THE GROUNDS

NEW COFFEE COMPANY SUPPORTS WARBIRD RESTORATION

BY ERIN HENZE

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

WHEN WALKING AROUND the exhibition han-

gars, one can find a wide variety of products.

While some of the items for sale may not interest every AirVenture attendee, one company located in Hangar C has a product that almost everyone needs: coffee.

Warbird Coffee Co., founded by Royal Air Force veterans Adam Berry and Jon Short in November 2020, sells a series of coffee blends that help in the restoration of warbirds. While Adam and Jon run the operation in the U.K., the U.S. operation is run by Jon’s father- and mother-in-law, Holly and Dean Veneman.

“They asked us if we wanted to help on this side of the pond,” Dean said. “I

said, ‘Sure, we can help you sell a bag or two on the internet.’”

“A bag or two on the internet” has turned into so much more. Now selling at the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration, Warbird Coffee has five types of coffee, as well as other merchandise. Each blend is named after a different warbird.

“We have five blends, from Tally Ho!, which we have a blend that is for the Spitfire, to our decaf, Look Hurmin No Caffeine,” Dean said. “Then our Night Fright coffee, which we actually have a specific partnership with the C-47 Sky Train called Night Fright. Fifteen percent of the proceeds for our coffee go directly back to that, supporting the restoration of that aircraft.”

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followed the recipe used by Americans during World War II. “Night Fright is a 60 percent Brazilian-born coffee, with a 40 percent Columbian bean. [The founders] are huge history buffs, and they found the exact recipe that [World War II soldiers] drank,” Dean said. “So if you want to know what it feels like to sit around the campfire in World War II… you do that.”

For those ordering their coffee from the U.S. website, their coffee is roasted right here in Wisconsin.

“We really love coffee, and it’s really great coffee,” Dean said. “It’s roasted literally 15 minutes from Oshkosh.”

For those who can’t buy this coffee directly from Booth 3171 at A i r Ve n t u re, i t s U. S. we b s i t e i s WarbirdCoffeeCompany.com.

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AVIATION JOB FAIR Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Education Career Center in Aviation Gateway Park

Sam Neff, of Peoria, Illinois, talks to Josh Schmitt, assistant chief pilot, Chicago, and Martin Miller, regulatory compliance supervisor, at the Air Wisconsin booth. Air Wisconsin is one of 28 businesses participating in EAA’s Aviation Job Fair during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021.

AVIATION JOB FAIR TODAY Hiring flight crew, schedulers, maintenance, and more STORY AND PHOTO BY BARBARA A. SCHMITZ

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

IF YOU ARE looking for a job in aviation, there are 28 businesses with 280 job openings looking for you. And they’re all on the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 grounds at participating exhibitor booths.

EAA’s annual Aviation Job Fair is back and it runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. It’s not just pilot, flight attendant, or maintenance positions that are open, but everything from parts clerk, to ramp agent, quality assurance auditor, airline general manager, customer service agent, and more. Companies such as Airbus, Cirrus Aircraft, Piedmont Airlines, Pilatus Business

Aircraft, Van’s Aircraft, and others are hiring for positions nationwide.

Sarah Hankla is with pilot recruitment at Ameriflight. She said they come to AirVenture to recruit because of the unique opportunity it affords to talk to young and aspiring pilots.

“There is more interest this year,” she said, adding that they are also seeing more qualified candidates.

Heather Phillips, a recruiting specialist at Air Wisconsin, said Oshkosh is a good place to recruit pilots and other employees, and the job fair is a unique opportunity for job candidates to talk to all recruiters in one place.

“Come talk to us and see what we’re about,” Phillips said. “This year there has been a lot of good interest from some very good people.”

Phillips said Air Wisconsin is actively hiring for pilots, flight attendants, crew schedulers, dispatch, and other positions. It has 21 positions listed at EAA. org/JobFair.

Cory Lombard, check airman with Wheels Up, said they have “tons of openings” for flight and crew schedulers, maintenance personnel, and pilots. They like participating in the EAA job fair because many of the people who attend have the skill sets they need.

“We’re a growing company and will be one of the largest 135 operators,” he said, encouraging people to stop by their booth to learn more.

Pilot Hiring Manager Jen Baron said SkyWest comes to AirVenture annually to recruit because of attendees’ love for aviation.

“It’s a fantastic place to meet with prospective aviation professionals and companies from across the industry,” Baron said. “This year we are especially excited to talk to those who are pursuing their dreams to become a pilot or aircraft mechanic.”

She said they are excited about the strong qualifications of people applying at Oshkosh. “There has never been a better time for those who are interested in becoming pilots or aircraft mechanics,” she said, “and we’re here to continue encouraging more young people to consider these amazing careers in aviation.”

A i r Wi s c o n s i n , A m e r i f l i g h t , SkyWest, and Wheels Up can all be found in the Education Career Center.

You can find other exhibitor locations online or in the EAA Official Visitor & Camper’s Guide.

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membership card to any museum 90 miles or more from both the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh and their home address to receive free admission. Be sure to check with your destination museum before you go to verify operating hours and any pandemic-related restrictions that might be in place. To learn more and download a list of participating locations, go to EAA.org/ASTC.

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Aircraft Art Honors Armed Forces

BY ERIN HENZE

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

Many attendees of AirVenture are veterans, men and women who have proudly served their country. While there are many ways in which these heroes are honored, pilot Rodney Jarrell, EAA Lifetime 1132855, found a unique way to do so. Rodney’s RV-10, N104AZ, has been painted with art celebrating each sector of the U.S. Armed Forces and the sacrifices that these men and women have made.

Working with famed artist John Stahr, EAA 714251, Rodney spent a long time planning each piece of art.

“It took probably six months, emailing back and forth pictures,” Rodney said. “[John] painted it in five weeks.”

Around the airplane, important figures and machinery from the many areas of the armed forces can be found. Pat Tillman, Jeannie Leavitt, and Bill Taylor are just some of the faces that grace this aircraft. A B-2 bomber can be found, as well as the USS Constitution, a Delphine helicopter, and the Coast Guard’s Eagle.

Other features on the airplane include the Twin Towers, the Statue of Liberty, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and an eagle.

“For me, [the eagle] stands for sacrifice, for freedom,” Rodney said.

While Rodney himself did not serve, he has spent much of his retired life honoring those who did.

“It’s turned into almost a lifestyle for me now,” Rodney said. “I’ve been to Air Force bases and met a lot of people, got a lot of friends through it. I work with some different veteran associations and help them out.

This just became my life.”

While Rodney’s aircraft has won a Bronze Lindy at AirVenture before, he simply comes to honor the veterans.

“I’d just like to thank the veterans,” Rodney said, “and God bless them for what they did.”

“I’D JUST LIKE TO THANK THE VETERANS, AND GOD BLESS THEM FOR WHAT THEY DID.”

PHOTO BY ERIN HENZE

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6. After the Vigilant, Stinson’s next L-bird was the ___________.

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4. Named after a star, Wiley flew one named Winne Mae; Amelia flew one, too.

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WARBIRDS

WWII SPOTTER’S GUIDE

BY HAL BRYAN

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

P-40 Warhawk

ONE OF THE central themes of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

2021 is a commemoration of the 75th (plus one) anniversary of the end of World War II. This is a time for us to pause and reflect on the valor and the sacrifice of those veterans who saved the free world more than three-quarters of a century ago. Every year, scores of beautifully restored warbirds come to Oshkosh. Each day, in no particular order, we’ll highlight some of the aircraft you might see around the convention grounds this year.

P-40 WARHAWK MANUFACTURER: CURTISS-WRIGHT CATEGORY: FIGHTER YEAR INTRODUCED: 1940 Perhaps best known as the iconic shark-mouthed mount of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the Flying Tigers, the Curtiss P-40 first flew in 1938.

Early variants of the fighter used by Soviet and British Commonwealth forces were known as the Tomahawk.

Later versions were dubbed Kittyhawk. P-40s were produced from 1939 to 1944 and used by Allied air forces in multiple theaters of the war. Even the Japanese army reportedly used as many as 10 captured Warhawks operationally in Burma. More than 13,000 were built, making the P-40 the third-most produced U.S. fighter after the P-51 and P-47.

PHOTO BY DAVE WITTY

L-4 Grasshopper

O-59/L-4 GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURER: PIPER AIRCRAFT CATEGORY: LIAISON YEAR INTRODUCED: 1941 Based on the legendary J-3, Piper added a greenhouse cockpit and transformed the ubiquitous Cub into a versatile liaison aircraft that was used for VIP transport, artillery spotting, and other reconnaissance, light supply, and air ambulance work. Thanks to some ingenious field modifications, L-4s even saw duty as groundattack aircraft, made famous by Maj. “Bazooka Charlie” Carpenter, who used his bazooka-equipped Grasshopper, Rosie the Rocketer, to destroy six enemy tanks and multiple other ground vehicles during the war. More than 5,000 L-4s were built. Those that survive are popular and affordable warbirds.

PHOTO BY ERIN BRUEGGEN

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Museum Aircraft Spotter’s Guide

BY HAL BRYAN

AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

EVERY YEAR, MORE than 10,000 aircraft fly to Wisconsin

PHOTO BY LAURIE GOOSSENS

for AirVenture. Of those, nearly 3,000 are showplanes — vintage aircraft, warbirds, homebuilts, aerobatic airplanes, etc. — that are displayed around the grounds.

But some visitors may notice other airplanes parked here and there that didn’t fly in at all, because they’re part of the EAA Aviation Museum collection. Because our museum exhibits rotate, many of these aircraft are only viewable by the public during AirVenture, spending the rest of the year in long-term storage on the convention grounds. Here’s a guide to some of these airplanes that you’ll see as you wander the neighborhoods of AirVenture.

WILLIAMS V-JET II

The V-Jet II is a one-of-a-kind very light jet designed for Williams International jet engines by Burt Rutan’s Scaled Composites. Built as a test bed and demonstrator for the company’s FJX-2 engine, it served as inspiration for the Eclipse 500 and was flown in support of that program before being donated to the museum.

1926 FORD FLIVVER REPLICA

In the mid-1920s, Henry Ford wanted to build an “everyman’s airplane,” the flying counterpart to the Model T. This replica was built in 1991 by members of EAA Chapter 159 of Saginaw, Michigan, with help from the original designer, Otto Koppen, to airworthy standards, but was never flown. The only other Flivver, the sole remaining prototype, is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

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